Daddy daycare

Off today and the kids are taking over. This is way harder than fishing in the rain, wind, or rough ocean. Fishing has been good overall some trips have been slow and some trips have been pretty good. Trout, red drum, bluefish, flounder, occasional striper have been rounding out the bit. Red drum have been 24-31 inch range and fun on the 10-12lb spinning gear. Yesterday was interesting. am trip we landed a keeper flounder, then a few throwbacks, and a couple taylor blues. We were trying for drum but not getting any love. Then we hooked up line peeling out and there we go a 15lb bluefish?!? Have not seen big blues since last Jan. Hooked another and he chewed through the 30lb leader. Then in 2.5 feet of water we hooked a drum, and then we hooked up and this seamonster came up splashing and thrashing for a moment and we realized we were hooked up to a 7-8 foot bull shark only problem is was on a 10lb spinning outfit. After a few minutes he broke off but kinda creepy west of the bridge where the locals clam a shark of that caliber creepin around. Then we stood in the driving rain for a few hours with the wind blowing south hard we picked out a small puppy drum and some small speckled trout. Back out again in the afternoon with 71 yr old Roger Weekly from Pa. I was kinda scared but he was not. So we tried the sheepshead with the rain clearing as the first zephyr of wind came from the northwest. The fish were biting one or two on every drop with four or five following it up, water was right and I really have not seen the sheephead quite that aggressive before. Everything was poppin on the front. Roger had plenty of fish for dinner and wanted to try another fish. So we moved to the trout hole and every cast we landed a speckled trout or missed the bite! Most were small spike trout but I will trout fish when it is that good. I am sure we landed over 50. Now the winds were pushing due North and crankin about 30-35knots and Roger wanted to try one more spot. So back to the bullshark hole for hopefully a drum to round off the afternoon. Third rod in the water hooked up! 31 inch redfish in the boat picture and back over since he exceeded the 27 inch keeper length. A flounder a couple of blues and then one more nice 29 " inch drum and finally Roger and trip time were finished! Of course not every afternoon trip is that good but it sure is fun to watch everything unfold at the right time and right place. ROger had fished an am trip with me earlier in the week and we worked of butts off four five hours to get two bites and land one 27 " inch keeper redfish. Thanks to everyone for keeping myself busy supporting the family and keeping me from changing diapers!!!!